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W. RUBLE.

(No Model.)

GATE.

No. 372,432. Patented Nov. 1, 1887.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

\VALTER RUBLE, OF SALEM, OREGON.

GATE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 372,432, dated November 1, 188?.

Application filed April 30, 1887. Serial No. 236,604. (No model.) I

To all whom, it may concern.-

Beit known that I, WALTER RUBLE, a citizen of the United States, residing at Salem, in the county of Marion and State of Oregon, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Gates; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters and figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

The special object of the invention is to facilitate the opening and closing of farm-gates by a movable hanger or support combined with hand mechanism; to lessen the power required to open them; to make a device which may be readily applied to ordinary gates; and to incline the gate for opening and closing, especially against winds, so that as soon as u 1r latched it will open by its own gravity.

Figure 1 of the drawings is a perspective view of my invention showing the gate open, and Fig. 2 a transverse vertical section on the line 00 a: of Fig. 1.

In the drawings, A represents a gatehaving the rails to and stiles a cf, the stile a being bottom-pivoted in aslot Z), of the fixed block B, and 'havingtop pivot, a, which turns in the hanger H, while the latter passes through a slot-, of the vertical post 1, and is pivoted thereto at It. This enables the pivot a to rotate while the hanger turns on pivot 71..

S is a bifurcated bar or saddle, which straddles the gate and is bolted to it. Its upper end passes through a slot, 0, of the lever O, which is fulcrumed at-p on the post. At the power end of the lever a cord, D, is fastened, and its opposite ends are extended to opposite sides of the gate, where are located the posts E E,

which carry on their arms 6 e thcpulleysF F. Over these pulleys pass the ends of the cord, which are weighted.

G is a rear hinged latch on the gate, the same being arranged to work in a catch, J, on the post I.

The operation is as follows: By pulling on one of the weighted ends of the cord the lever is thrown into the position shown in the dotted line marked y, and the gate into the position indicated by the dotted line marked 2, so as to raise the frontstile, a sufficiently to allow the latch to pass over the catch. By continuing the pull the hanger H is held firmly in the position indicated by the dotted line 1, and the gate inclined sidewise. In this position the force is exerted laterally upon the gate, while its own gravity will cause it to close. \Vhen the gate is closed, the hanger rests in the center of the groove or slot p.

As will be readily understood, if the lever is drawn in either direction beyond the position shown in dotted lines, the gate will be opened in the opposite direction.

What I claim as new, and desire to protect by Letters Patent, is-

A gate having a top and bottom pivot on its rear stile, in combination with the fixed block B, having the slot 1), the post P, slotted at p, the hanger H, passing through slot 1; and pivoted to the post, the saddle Sunade fast to the top of the gate, the slotted lever O, fulcrumed on the post and receiving in its slot the upper end of the saddle S, and means for operating the lever, as and for the purpose set forth.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

V ALTER RUBLE.

W'itnesses:

GEO. Maori, LoRN CHAPMAN. 

